I know that this has been discussed some time back, we have these DC systems that do not have inverters therefore the inverter icon and the AC icon are just space holders. Sure would be great if there was a switch to turn them off so they are not visible, here is one screen from a site:
It has no need for those two icons.
here is a DC vehicular system. I have 3 input sources Battery and DC loads could use the space that is occupied by the inverter/charger and AC loads:
The most common one is the above example a panel MPPT controller, and DC load (smart shunt).
Would be very nice to remove the unneeded icons.
Hi everyone,
I wanted to add my voice to this request. I just finished a DC-only installation, and I must say: having 1/3 of the screen lost to irrelevant, empty widgets feels like a stain on a masterpiece.
GUI v2 is fantastic regarding design and fluidity, but for users without a MultiPlus/Quattro, the interface feels ‘broken’ or generic, rather than tailored to the system.
I understand that full home-ESS systems are the majority, but for the Van/Boat/DC community, the impact is significant and frustrating.
It begs the question: is the Cerbo/Venus OS ecosystem primarily intended for Inverter/Charger owners, leaving DC-only users as an afterthought? I really hope that’s not the case and that a simple visibility toggle is on the roadmap to make this UI perfect for everyone.
We just had a recent discussion on the AREDN Community SLACK site, and the universal recommendation for those setting up off grid DC systems was to use Victron. They work take a beating and keep on powering. BUT, as you said, we have users who constantly question the irrelevant widgets.
If you want to default them on the screen that is just fine but PLEASE give us the option to turn them off. They confuse folks who have to go to a site but do not know much about the solar part, and when we do demo’s for EmComs the question that comes up is “if it is not used why is it there?” The folks making those questions have $$ to pay for solar powered sites so we do NOT want to scare them off.
francois_c, thank you for your very good observations on this issue. It is indeed frustrating to have such a beautiful screen with useless items.
Found this looking for a way to remove / hide the inverter and AC loads since we have a DC only system. very frustrating to find there is no way to do it.
